intirizzire
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably derived from an onomatopoeic alteration of intero (“whole”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /in.ti.ritˈt͡si.re/, (traditional) /in.ti.ridˈd͡zi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: in‧ti‧riz‧zì‧re
Verb
[edit]intirizzìre (first-person singular present intirizzìsco, first-person singular past historic intirizzìi, past participle intirizzìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
- (transitive, archaic, rare) to stiffen, to paralyze
- (intransitive) to go numb [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, by extension) to freeze (to be affected by cold) [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of intirizzìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- intirizzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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